Spinning ring and traveler therefor



Jan. 2, 1940. I -H. E. HERR SPINNING RING AND TRAVELER THEREFOR 7 FiledAug. 24, 1938' Patented Jan. 2,1940

PATENT. OFFICE SPINNING RING AND TRAVELER THEREFOR Harvey E. Herr,Buffalo, N. Y., assiguor to Herr Manufacturing Company, Inc., Buffalo,N. Y., a corporation of New York Application August 24,

7 Claims.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in thespinning rings and travelleiil's employed in connection with spinningma- 0 es.

It has for its chief object to provide a ring and' traveler of thischaracter which are designed to maintain an even and constant threadtension and wherein a downward and outward thrust or pressure of thetraveler against the ring is provided to counteract any tendency of thethread to exert an upward pull on the traveler during the spinningoperation and wherein the ring is provided with simple and eifectivemeans for lubri eating the traveler.

Other features of the invention reside in. the construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure lis a side elevation of the spinning ring and traveler embodyingmy invention, the sanie being shown in operative association with thetraverse bar and bobbin. Figure 2 is an enlarged top plan view of thering and traveler. Figure 3 is an enlarged cross section taken on lineis a supporting member or holder l2 of substantially ring-like form andwhich is alined with an opening-13 formed in the bar. Applied to thisholder is the spinning or traverse ring it upon which the traveler I5 isadapted to be revolved.

Rising from the outer side 'of the holder body i2 is an annular flange16 whose top edge ll forms a seat or shoulderupon which the spinningring rests, this holder also having a'plurality of upstanding radiallugs l8 rising above the flange l6 and against which the outer side ofthe ring is adapted to bear to retain'it-in its proper axial position inthe holder. The spinning ring it is detachably held in a-level positionwithin the holder by means of a clamping member which may be in the formof a split ring l9 detachably fitted in notches 28 for-med in theholderlugs I8 and in bearing contact with the top side 1938, SerlalNo.226,499

of the adjoining portion of the ring, as shown in Figure 3. The lower orbase portion of the 'ring it is preferably cl'iannel-shaped incrosssection to provide an outer or seatingflan'ge '2! and an inner ortraveler-engaging flange 22, the latter having its lower edge spacedabove thebase portion of the holder l2.

The upper or main bearing portion of the ring it on which the travelerruns; is-prefe'rably of the cross-section shown in Figure 3,- wherein ai lower bearing face 23 and an adjoining upper bearing face 24 areprovided-the former being flared downwardly and outwardlyor'frustowonical in shape and intersecting the contiguous, substantiallyupright inner bearing face of itheringv flange 22. The upper bearingface 24 is flared upwardly and outwardly from its point of inter sectionwith the companion-"lower'bearing face 23 and terminates attl e upperrim-wall of the ring. Formed in the lower bearing face 23 of'the 20 ringis an annular lubricant-receiving groove or channel 25 having a chargingport 26 leading thereto from the exterior of the ring. Removably seated.in this channel is a wick 21 preferably made of coiled wire which'bycapillary action distributes the lubricant'about the ringto eflectuallylubricate the traveler during operation. I The traveler II is 'made froma single pieceof wire and shaped in the manner shown'in Figure 3,including an upper "inclined bearing'leg go 28 which bears against theupper inclinedjbearing face 24, a downwardly and'outwardly inclinedbearing leg 29 which bears against the companion lower bearing face 23and a pendant leg '30 which is adapted to engage the inner face of thechannel-flange 22. The upper bearing leg 28 terminates in a hook-likeportion 3| which loosely embraces the top rim of the ring while the pendant traveler-leg terminates in a like hook-like portion 32 which fltsfreely about the ring-flange 22 and extends into the adjoiningchannel-way of the ring. At the junction of the bearing legs 28, 29there is provided a thread-engaging loop 33 which spans the innerportion of the upper-bearing face 24.

It will be noted that the ring-bearing faces 23, 24 are at substantiallyright angles to each other as are the traveler legs 28, 2g and that thethreadengaging loop 33 is at the lowest point of the bearing leg 28,which-arrangement effectually 5 eliminates the buzzing sound incident tothe spinning of the threads. During the normal runnin operation of thetraveler, its contact with the ring is along the under or"obliquebearing "face '28, the bearing legs 28 and 3! together with theend- 5 loops ii, I! permitting a limited sliding in and out movement ofthe contacting bearing leg 29 on the companion ring-bearing face 23. Thelatter is effectually lubricated by the coiled wick 21 and in thisconnection the opening in the coil serves as a conduit or manifold touniformlydistribute the gilbncant about the entire bearing face of theIn the-modified form of the ring shown in Figure 4, the same is made oftwo pieces consisting of an outer section 34 and aconcentrically-disposed inner section II to provide a channeledbaseportion and a rim-like portion having bearing faces similar to thosein the previously described construction. The opposing contiguous facesof the upper portions of these ring-sections are shaped to provide alubricant-channel 38 in which a wick 31 may be fltted.

I claim as my invention:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a spinning ring fortravelers having a downwardlympening channeled base portion providing anouter supporting flange and an inner traveler-engaging flange-having aninner, substantially upright bearing face thereon, and having an upperportion including bearing faces' disposed at substantially right anglesto each other to provide an upper outwardly-inclined bearing face and alower downwardly and outwardly inclined bearing face intersecting theupper end of the inner face of said traveler-engaging flange.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a spinning ring fortravelers having a downwardly-opening channeled base portion providingan outer supporting flange and an inner traveler-engaging flange, havingan inner, substantially upright bearing face thereon, and havangles toeach other with the upper leg inclined upwardly and outwardly and withthe lower leg inclined downwardly and outwardly, a substantially uprightbearing leg depending from the lower end of said lower leg, andoppositely bent hook-like portions provided at the terminal ends of saidupper leg and said upright leg, the inner end of the upper leg having athread-engaging loop therein.

4.. A traveler for spinning machines, comprising an upper bearing leg, alower bearing leg extending outwardly and downwardly from the inner edgeof the said upper bearing leg in substantially oblique relation thereto,a pendant leg depending from the lower end of said lower hearing leg andterminating in a substantially hookshaped portion.

5. A spinning ring for a traveler having a traveler-engaging bearingface containing a lubricant channel, and a wick consisting of a coiledwire fltted in said channel.

6. A device of the character described, comprising a spinning ring for atraveler having a traveler-engaging bearing face thereon containing 'anannular groove. and a metallic wick fltted in said groove and includinga spirally-wound tubular member forming a lubricant receiving chamberfrom which the lubricant is distributed by capillary action to thesurface of the windings of said member.

'7. A device of the character described, comprising a spinning ring fortravelers having a downwardly-opening channeled base portion providingan outer supporting flange andan inner traveler-engaging flange havingan inner substantially upright bearing face thereon, and having an upperportion including bearing faces disposed at substantially right anglesto each other to provide an upper outwardly-inclined bearing face and alower downwardly and outwardly inclined bearing face intersecting theupper end of the inner face ofsaid travelerengaging flange, said loweroutwardly inclined bearing face having an annular groove therein. and alubricant feed element removably fitted in said groove and consisting ofa coil spring .whose bore constitutes a manifold for receiving thelubricant and whose windings serve by capillary action to distribute thelubricant about said bearing face.

' HARVEY E. HERB.

